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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338445" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338445">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:28)</a>:</h4>
<p>I think it might be a good idea to add a GitHub label for error explanations (e.g., <code>rustc --explain E0607</code>). Something like <code>A-error-explanations</code> maybe?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338511" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338511">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>And if someone in the rust-lang organization has time, perhaps change the description of <code>A-diagnostics</code> from <code>Error messages</code> to <code>Errors, warnings, and lints</code> or something like that?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338515" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jubilee <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338515">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:31)</a>:</h4>
<p>Possibly A-error-codes specifically.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338561" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338561">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:32)</a>:</h4>
<p>I did <code>A-explain</code> but I can change it to A-error-codes, I like that better</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338618" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338618">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:34)</a>:</h4>
<p>Personally I think something that has <code>explain</code> in it is clearer because it's specific to the explanation</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338621" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338621">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:34)</a>:</h4>
<p>But either way, it can always be changed <span aria-label="smile" class="emoji emoji-1f642" role="img" title="smile">:smile:</span></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338626" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338626">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:34)</a>:</h4>
<p>yeah fortunately github makes it easy to change the name without having to relabel everything</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338636" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jubilee <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338636">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:35)</a>:</h4>
<p>"explain" seems somewhat more nebulous and error codes aren't specifically tagged separately from diagnostics.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338644" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338644">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:35)</a>:</h4>
<p>well the error codes tell you to use <code>--explain</code> which is why I like it</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338647" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338647">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:35)</a>:</h4>
<p>^</p>



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<p>they do! yet, "to explain"</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338691" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338691">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:36)</a>:</h4>
<p>"Oh Rust, please explain this to me" :)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338704" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jubilee <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338704">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:36)</a>:</h4>
<p>I am not attached to anything in particular, I am just thinking about "if I knew nothing about the context of this label, would I know to NOT assign it to every A-diagnostics issue?"</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338713" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jubilee <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338713">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:37)</a>:</h4>
<p>and explaining my reasoning that A-error-codes defines a narrower and obvious set over A-diagnostics, which is already a big filtering improvement.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338727" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338727">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:37)</a>:</h4>
<p>Hmm, well we have a label, which is satisfactory for me</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338769" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338769">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:38)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="232545">@Joshua Nelson</span> Thanks for changing the <code>A-diagnostics</code> description!</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/add%20a%20GH%20label%20for%20error%20explanations%3F/near/209338771" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/add.20a.20GH.20label.20for.20error.20explanations.3F.html#209338771">(Sep 08 2020 at 01:38)</a>:</h4>
<p>no problem :)</p>



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